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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1968, the Sun was in Gemini (26°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Mars in Gemini while Mercury was retrograde. Sharp minds and sharp tongues. Fast decisions, quick arguments. Venus squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°00' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°19'58" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Moon	23°19'57" Pisces	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Jun 18, 1968 into Aries
Mercury	28°05'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	25°31'47" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Mars	27°30'01" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°16'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	23°26'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°10'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°20'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°15'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°04'20" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 05:04 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
Jun 17, 18:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	26°35' Pisces
Jun 17, 23:32 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Sharp minds and sharp tongues. Fast decisions, quick arguments.

Born on June 17, 1968?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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